TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN ARTICLES

May 22, 2009 - Sometimes it can be tough to be a TV fan. There's always the danger that you fall in love with a show, and the next thing you know, it's cancelled. For fans worried about their favorite series, this is the time to be most anxious. As we go into the final weeks of the TV season, we're beginning to get a clearer picture of which series will be back – while the fate of some is still very much in question.

August 26, 2008 - Fall is nearly here, and with it the new TV season. But which new series should you look forward to? What do your favorite returning series have in store for next season? Don't worry, IGN TV's got your back. Our Fall 2008 TV Preview runs down all the notable shows starting up in the next few months. Please note that our list strictly covers fall releases -- anything starting up in January or later (such as 24 and Lost) will be covered in a different, upcoming preview feature.
This week, Monday through Friday, we're running a Fall Preview each day, covering the new and returning shows in the order of their premiere. Yesterday we talked about shows starting up 8/31 to 9/11. Today we're covering shows starting up 9/13 to 9/22.

May 15, 2008 - The last to announce their 2008-2009 schedule, FOX is a network we're definitely keeping an eye on in the coming year, mainly thanks to their new series from J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon. Abram's Fringe will be airing this fall on Tuesday nights, in a coveted time slot behind House.

September 13, 2007 - Spike Feresten returns this weekend for a new season of the aptly titled TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten. If you haven't seen the show, do yourself a favor and check it out. Feresten, a former writer for David Letterman and Seinfeld, has crafted a highly entertaining and irreverent show that features some of the most amusing bits you'll find in the talk show world these days.
This week I took part in a conference call for the series, in which Feresten talked about what it was like to be going into a second season of the show.

September 4, 2007 - Fall is nearly here, and with it the new TV season. But which new series should you look forward to? What do your favorite returning series have in store for next season? Don't worry, IGN TV's got your back. Our Fall 2007 TV Preview runs down all the notable shows starting up in the next few months. Please note that our list strictly covers fall releases -- anything starting up in January or later (such as 24 and Lost) will be covered in a different, upcoming preview feature.

May 17, 2007 - Sarah Connor's battle against The Terminator will continue on TV next season, but viewers will have to wait until 2009 to see it. FOX announced their full lineup of shows for the 2007 - 2008 season today, and several new series are among them, including The Terminator spinoff series The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Once again, two of FOX's major franchises, American Idol and 24, don't return until January, at which point the entire schedule gets a major overhaul, with several new and returning series either moving to different nights, or going on hiatus, while other shows get their turn at bat.

May 8, 2007 - FOX has ordered an additional season of the late-night Talkshow With Spike Feresten. The atypical Saturday-night talk show/sketch comedy series will return for a full order of episodes for the 2007-2008 season.